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Photo Gallery: Women with Disabilities Strengthening Roles and Responsibilities in Peacebuilding and Politics
On March 23, 2016, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the Office of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) hosted “Women with Disabilities: Strengthening Roles and Responsibilities in Peacebuilding and Politics,” the fifth installment of the “Women, Peace and Security” Capitol Hill breakfast briefing series.
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Women with Disabilities: Strengthening Roles and Responsibilities in Peacebuilding and Politics
On March 23, 2016, IFES and the Office of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) hosted “Women with Disabilities: Strengthening Roles and Responsibilities in Peacebuilding and Politics,” the fifth installment of the “Women, Peace and Security” Capitol Hill breakfast briefing series.
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Championing an Inclusive Electoral Process in Sri Lanka
As part of the U.S. Agency for International Development funded “Improved Election Management Program” in Sri Lanka, IFES is providing technical support to a network of disability rights advocates working to ensure that the rights of persons with disabilities are integrated into the ongoing electoral reform process.
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Podcast: Dialogues on Democracy Featuring IFES Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia Beata Martin-Rozumiłowicz
Dr. Beata Martin-Rozumiłowicz is currently the Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia at IFES. In this podcast, Dr. Martin-Rozumiłowicz discusses what inspires her work, how democracy is defined, and why IFES supports the inclusion of marginalized groups in the electoral process.
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AGENDA Launches Dialogue to Connect Disabled Persons' Organizations to ASEAN
IFES has taken a leading role in providing opportunities to facilitate collaboration among government representatives and disabled persons’ organizations. IFES established the General Election Network for Disability Access, a coalition in Southeast Asia focused on disability rights in elections.
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Podcast: CEPPS' Resident Directors in Guatemala Discuss 2015 Elections
After the first round of elections in September, the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) members recorded a podcast with Eduardo Núñez, National Democratic Institute Guatemala Resident Director; Tony Garrastazu, International Republican Institute Guatemala Resident Director; Maximo Zaldivar, International Foundation for Electoral Systems Guatemala Chief of Party on how CEPPS provided technical assistance during the 2015 general elections in Guatemala.
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IFES Conducts First CRPD Training with Georgian Public Defender’s Office
Persons with disabilities around the world encounter barriers to their political participation, and countries like Georgia are taking steps toward more inclusive policies and practices. In December 2013, Georgia ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which calls on states to recognize the rights of persons with disabilities and to adopt appropriate measures to ensure that those rights are fully enjoyed.
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Video: Support #AVoteforEveryVoice
In late September 2015, IFES introduced #AVoteForEveryVoice, our first-ever online fundraising campaign, with the goal of raising $10,000 by December 31 for our 2016 projects to empower persons with disabilities.
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Photo Gallery: 2015 Elections
The past year saw a slew of important elections across the globe. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) was engaged with election commissions, civil society and a variety of other stakeholders in many of these elections in 2015.
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Learn More About ElectionAccess.org's Accessibility Features
This two-minute video describes different accessibility features available on ElectionAccess.org, such as the ability to adjust text size, change background colors and activate BrowseAloud, a text-to-speech program.